Man who crashed into Arkansas’ 10 Commandments monument did same in Oklahoma

Man who crashed into Arkansas’ 10 Commandments monument did same in Oklahoma

Man was determined to be mentally ill after Oklahoma City incident

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Updated: 6:28 PM CDT Jun 28, 2017

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WEBVTT TOBOTH CRASHES.REPORTER: THE 10 COMMANDMENTSMONUMENT SITS OUTSIDE THEOKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLICAFFAIRS.IT USED TO BE OUTSIDE THE STATECAPITAL, BUT THE SHERIFF'SOFFICE CONFIRMS THE SAME GUY WHOKNOCKED IT DOWN BACK THEN, DIDTHE SAME THING IN ARKANSAS.A MAN YELLS IN THIS FACEBOOKLIVE VIDEO BEFORE DRIVING INTOTHE 10 COMMANDMENTS AT THEARKANSAS STATE CAPITOL.THE VIDEO POSTED TO THESUSPECT'S FACEBOOK PAGE.>> HELLO, THIS IS MICHAEL REED. REPORTER: IN A SECOND VIDEO REED, IS SEEN RAMBLING FOR MORE THANA MINUTE ABOUT RELIGION AND THEGOVERNMENT.THIS IS THE AFTERMATH.A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ARKANSASSECRETARY OF STATE THE MONUMENTWAS POSTED LESS THAN BEFORE REED24 HOURS RAMMED INTO IT AT 5:45THIS MORNING.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE'SDONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.WE TOLD YOU BACK IN OCTOBER OF2014, REED DROVE INTO THE 10COMMANDMENTS DISPLAYED OUTSIDETHE OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITOL.HE WAS NEVER CHARGED BY THEDISTRICT ATTORNEY AFTER HE WASDETERMINED TO BE MENTALLY ILL.ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS HE, WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE STATEHOSPITAL FOR EVALUATIONS.THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICEDID NOT KNOW WHEN HE WASRELEASED.REPORTER: ARKANSAS OFFICIALS SAYREED IS FACING AT LEAST TWOFELONY CHARGES.BUT IT IS TOO SOON TO SEE IFTHOSE CHARGES WILL STICK, IF

Man who crashed into Arkansas’ 10 Commandments monument did same in Oklahoma

A man used Facebook Live to document the moments when he yelled and drove into the Ten Commandments monument at the Arkansas State Capitol on Wednesday.

In a second video, the man identifies himself as Michael Reed and is seen rambling for more than a minute about religion and the government. A spokesperson for the Arkansas secretary of state said the monument was posted less than 24 hours before Reed rammed his vehicle into it.